SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have identified the man who died after being swept into the ocean on the Sonoma Coast as 43-year-old Shanglong Tang of Sacramento, the Sonoma County…
WINDSOR, Calif. — A SWAT operation in Windsor led to the arrest of a convicted felon and the seizure of multiple firearms, ammunition, and body armor, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s…
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place Monday night in the 200 block of San Andreas Road, where multiple gunshots were fired at a…
VENTURA, Calif. — Authorities have arrested four men in connection with a large-scale illegal residential marijuana cultivation operation spanning Ventura and Los Angeles counties, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced.…
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Authorities have released new details about a vehicle linked to the fatal shooting of a man in Anaheim last October, as homicide investigators continue their search for…
CARUTHERS, Calif. — Authorities have identified the woman who died in a fire earlier this week in Caruthers as 36-year-old Samantha Dellia, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. The…
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A lengthy narcotics investigation by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA) resulted in the arrest of…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman has been arrested and a second suspect remains at large after authorities discovered the body of a missing man buried in a shallow grave nearly…
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland House Republicans have praised the Trump administration’s decision to send California’s Clean Cars waiver to Congress for potential repeal, a move that could impact Maryland’s future…
California Man Sentenced for Operating Child Abuse Websites
**Sacramento, CA** – A man from California has received a 24-year-and-four-month prison sentence for operating websites involved in the distribution of child abuse images. Louis Donald Mendonsa, 62, was convicted for his role in managing four dark web platforms dedicated to this illegal activity.
Court documents revealed that from December 2021 until his arrest in November 2022, Mendonsa was involved in the operation of sites that distributed explicit materials involving minors, including infants and toddlers. He utilized public internet access at a local coffee shop to engage in these activities. Approximately 6,500 images discovered on his devices depicted victims affected by his misconduct.
Mendonsa entered a guilty plea in April, facing seven counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession. The announcement was made by Supervisory Official Antoinette T. Bacon, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith, and Special Agent Tatum King from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Francisco.
The case was investigated by HSI San Francisco with support from local law enforcement agencies. Prosecutors involved in the case include CEOS Trial Attorney Kaylynn Foulon and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily Sauvage
California Man Convicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud
**DETROIT, MI** – A federal jury convicted a man from California for defrauding Medicare of over $4 million through fraudulent urine drug testing claims. Sherif Khalil, 50, of Redondo Beach, was found guilty of submitting claims for tests that were not requested by doctors.
Khalil owned Spectra Clinical Labs, a toxicology lab in Gardena, California, and was involved in a scheme where he paid marketers for obtaining expensive drug test orders from doctors. The payments were disguised by channeling them through marketing companies under Khalil’s control.
Medicare paid out over $4 million for these unnecessary tests, resulting from the illegal kickbacks. Khalil faces sentencing on August 7, with potential penalties of up to 20 years for health care fraud and five years for conspiracy related charges.
The case was announced by officials from the Justice Department, the FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services. Trial Attorneys prosecuted the case as part of the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program.
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AZUSA, Calif. — A suspect stole two packages containing electronics from the front door of a home on Asuza Street last week, authorities said. The theft occurred on January 29…
OAKLAND, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth, calling the move “cruel and irresponsible.”…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Attorneys general from 13 states issued a joint statement Friday criticizing President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs, calling…
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TRENTON, N.J. — Five personnel from the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) are heading to California to assist with disaster recovery efforts under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact…
JACUMBA, Calif. – A hiker in Jacumba, California, was shot twice and strafed with gunfire on Thursday in what officials believe was an attack by cartel operatives, according to U.S.…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Gustavo Guzman, 61, formerly of Fullerton, California, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and two years of supervised release for orchestrating an investment fraud scheme…
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MOSS LANDING, Calif. — A fire erupted Thursday afternoon at the Moss Landing Power Plant’s 300-megawatt Phase I energy storage facility, prompting evacuations and air quality warnings for nearby communities,…